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Chrysler to Enter Chapter 11, Form Alliance With Fiat

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 8:43 PM by Wall Street Journal

Chrysler filed for bankruptcy at the behest of the U.S. government after failing to reach an agreement with a small group of creditors.
House approves credit card legislation

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 5:37 PM by rss.cnn.com

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Report on Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities at End-June 2008

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 5:36 PM by US Treasury

April 30, 2009 tg-116 Report on Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities at End-June 2008 WASHINGTON -- The final results from the survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities at end-June 2008 are released today and posted on the U.S. Treasury web...
April Economic Summary in Graphs

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 5:35 PM by Calculated Risk Blog

Here is a collection of real estate and economic graphs for data released in April ... Click on graphs for larger image in new window. New Home Sales in March The first graph shows monthly new home sales (NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted). Note the Red columns...
World economic reports (April 23-30): the good, the bad, and the ugly

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 5:35 PM by feedproxy.google.com

The 2009 global economy is still contracting quickly, as shown by key Q1 GDP reports. However, there are some glimmers of hope that are emerging, like industrial production in Japan got a bump in March and German and U.S. survey reports show some signs...
Judicial Power on Mortgages Is Rejected in a Senate Vote

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 5:35 PM by feeds.nytimes.com

The Senate handed a victory to the banking industry by defeating a Democratic proposal that would have given homeowners in financial trouble greater flexibility to renegotiate the terms of their mortgages.
Cash Out Refis Hit Five Year Low

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 4:22 PM by www.thetruthaboutmortgage.com

Only 42 percent of refinances carried out during the first quarter resulted in cash out, according to the latest “Cash-Out Refinance Report” from Freddie Mac. That’s the lowest amount since the first quarter of 2004, well below the 55 percent seen in...
MarketWatch First Take: Wages barely growing, raising risks of deflation

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 2:24 PM by www.marketwatch.com

As private-sector wages in the U.S. economy increased just 0.2% during the first three months of the year -- the slowest growth on record -- Federal Reserve policy makers find themselves having something else to worry about: deflation.
Markets During Presidential First Terms

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 12:35 PM by feedproxy.google.com

Sy Harding (who you may know from his prescient 1999 book ) had an interesting piece in Barron’s over the weekend. Sy wrote: There’s a strong tendency for each new presidential administration to do whatever it takes to make sure the economy and market...
Refinances in 1Q Reduce Mortgage Payments by $2.5 billion in Coming Year

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 12:29 PM by www.freddiemac.com

In the first quarter of 2009, half of borrowers who refinanced their loan lowered their annual mortgage interest rate by at least 20 percent according to Freddie Mac's quarterly Refinance Report. T
Federal Reserve Purchases $3.025 billion in Treasury Coupons

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 12:21 PM by www.newyorkfed.org

The purchase or sale of Treasury securities on an outright basis adds or drains reserves available in the banking system. Such transactions are arranged on a routine basis to offset other changes in the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet in conjunction with efforts to maintain conditions in the market for reserves consistent with the federal funds target rate set by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
A Road Map to a Chrysler Bankruptcy

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 11:00 AM by dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com

If Chrysler files for bankruptcy protection, as seemed almost inevitable Thursday, there could be a very public brawl between the government, which is effectively propping Chrysler up with billions of dollars in loans, and a group of its recalcitrant...
Stocks rise on recovery hopes

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 11:00 AM by rss.cnn.com

Stocks rallied Thursday morning, extending the recent advance, as bets that the economy is closer to stabilizing trumped any worries about a looming Chrysler bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy Cramdown Bill Hits Senate Today

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 10:53 AM by CNBC

Posted By: Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) has managed to get a vote scheduled for his controversial plan to help homeowners avoid foreclosure, but the bill's chances of approval are slim. Topics: | | | | | | | | | | | Companies: | MEDIA:
An imminent pandemic

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 9:15 AM by www.economist.com

The World Health Organisation raises its warning of a global pandemic of swine flu BY THE morning of Thursday April 30th 2,500 Mexicans were known to have symptoms that looked like the result of a new strain of influenza, and more than 170 had died, though...
Personal Income and Outlays, March 2009

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 9:14 AM by www.bea.gov

Personal income decreased $34.4 billion, or 0.3 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) decreased $1.8 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, in March, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) decreased ...
Fresh gains add to markets rally

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 9:13 AM by www.ft.com

A powerful rebound in the world's stock markets gained fresh impetus in spite of poor economic data, deteriorating company results and the threat of a swine flu pandemic
Real Estate: Rentals and Sales Prices Out of Sync

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 9:12 AM by Seeking Alpha

submits: This simple graph from Nomura reveals how an index of rentals and sale prices for residential properties in the US moved completely out of sync during the first few years of this decade.
Treasurys dip on economic optimism

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 9:11 AM by rss.cnn.com

Treasury prices fell Thursday morning as stocks rallied overseas on a growing sense of optimism about the U.S. economy that undermined demand for safe-haven assets.
Chrysler Bankruptcy Looms as Deal on Debt Falters

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 9:11 AM by dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com

Last-minute efforts by the Treasury Department to win over recalcitrant Chrysler debtholders failed Wednesday night, setting up a near-certain bankruptcy filing by the American automaker, The New York Times's Zachary Kouwe and Micheline Maynard reported...

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